To Be Continued
"Eh? Why'd you stop talking?"
Xiao Wei was baffled when Li Bai suddenly started being so "cryptic" in the middle of what he was saying, without any warning.
What was that supposed to mean?
Was there some kind of terrifying trap waiting during the questioning?
Li Bai's abrupt silence only made her more curious.
"Some things are only suitable to discuss in private."
Li Bai still didn't spell it out. Heroine Xiao was a university graduate from a top-tier school, after all. Her intelligence was perfectly fine—though it did sometimes go offline—so she shouldn't be that clueless.
He wasn't just saying it for Xiao Wei's benefit. There were also all the people around them who had quietly pricked up their ears.
Hear no evil, see no evil.
"If you won't tell me, then don't. Hmph!"
Xiao Wei scoffed. He was still holding something back.
He had to keep his Formless Sword Qi and sword-riding technique secret. Couldn't he just be open and aboveboard for once?
Keeping everything under wraps was so petty!
Honestly, Li Bai hadn't been the least bit petty toward Xiao Wei.
Never mind the orthodox martial arts cultivation manual Taishang Yinqi Pian that he had indirectly taught her after getting it from Old Grandmaster He, or the "Shooting Great Hand Seal" that made her hand cramp up as soon as she practiced it. He had even given her a Marrow Cleansing Pill capable of transforming an ordinary person from the inside out. Even if she didn't join the Hundred Step Divine Fist school, the benefits Li Bai had given her alone were enough to last her a lifetime. Becoming a Martial Arts Grandmaster in this world wasn't out of the question, either.
Back then, the Xiao siblings had rented their house to Li Bai